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University of Tennessee is Hiring a Child Care Teacher Assistant (part-time 70%), Margaret N. Perry Children's Center Near Martin, TN
Description
The Margaret N. Perry Children's Center at the University of Tennessee at Martin is accepting applications for a part-time (70%) Child Care Teacher Assistant. This position will assist the Lead Teacher in providing the best quality care and guidance to children in the absence of their parents or guardians. Teaching teams strive to create meaningful experiences for children that extend their cognitive, social, physical, language and socioeconomic development. Teachers provide a respectful learning environment, being sensitive to each child's individual need. In this supportive environment, children become secure and capable as they strive to master their world.
Responsibilities:
* Help provide for the personal needs of each child enrolled in the classroom
* Actively take part in a teaching team to guarantee daily operations of the classroom provides a safe, secure and nurturing environment
* Help implement developmentally appropriate activities for children ages birth to 5 years
* Supervise children inside the classroom and outside during playtime
* Help guide student workers and volunteers to guarantee that daily schedules and routines are followed.
* Assist in parent communication about children's daily routines and progress.
* Help provide and maintain a stimulating environment that meets 3-STAR guidelines
* Help maintain the classroom and communicate potential problems with the Lead Teacher and/or administrative staff
* Help conduct parent-teacher conferences
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
* Requires at least an associate's degree and one year of experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Bachelor's degree preferred
* Must be physically fit to lift at least 40 pounds
* Must be capable of getting up and down from the floor, sitting in the floor, plus standing for extended periods
* Possess good interpersonal skills, good written and verbal communication skills
* Must be highly motivated and energetic
Application Process: Qualified applicants must apply online
Application Deadline: Applicant review will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate has been selected
Minimum hiring rate $14.03 (Market Range 02) - Salary commensurate with education and experience
To view Annual Security & Fire Report - https://www.utm.edu/offices-and-services/public-safety/_media/2023 UTM ASFSR official.pdf
Job Summary
Part Time
$32k-41k (estimate)
04/16/2024
05/05/2024
utk.edu
KNOXVILLE, TN
7,500 - 15,000
1794
GOVERNOR PHIL BREDESEN
$1B - $3B
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About University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville. Founded in 1794, it is the flagship institution of the statewide University of Tennessee system with nine undergraduate departments and eleven graduate departments and hosts more than 26,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. In its 2009 ranking of universities, U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 118th among national universities and 52nd among public institutions of higher learning. Its ties to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, established under UT President Andrew Holt and con ...
tinued under the UT-Battelle partnership, have positioned the University as co-manager and allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students enjoyed by few other institutions of comparable standing. Also affiliated with the University are the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy, the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, and the University of Tennessee Arboretum, which occupies 250 acres of nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region. The University is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center, the only Level I trauma center in the East Tennessee region and a self-proclaimed 'teaching hospital' due to its aggressive medical research programs and position as the primary career destination for most medical school graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis.
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